Banking on Death: Or, Investing in Life: The History and Future of Pensions

By Robin Blackburn

Book Overview

Banking on Death offers a panoramic view of the history and future of pension provision. A work of unique scope, it traces the origins and development of the pension idea, from the days of the French... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859847951
• ISBN13: 9781859847954
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 0.2" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

immaculately researched

This is an immaculately researched book on the history, theory, and politics of pensions, private and public. It will be an important reference point for many years; the 'old-age crisis' is not likely to recede in importance. The book presents recent debates about Social Security fairly, and with sophistication. It describes the operation of 'gray capital' which arises from what economists call information asymmetries between owners and managers of capital. Readers will find stimulating its proposal for the socialisation of pension funds using a share levy as a source of finance. The writing is somewhat terse and dry, but always to the point